As kids we were always forced to eat right…and now that we wishfully want to do so, our social circuit kind of goes against it. This blog is created to make all those fitness freaks realise that they are not alone in this battle. Read On for some relatable articles and some doable diets.

Friday, November 13, 2015

Its just been
two months since I was in the southeastern French city and my jealousy was
already rising day by day. I was mortified looking at people sitting in
cafés all day long and still somehow managing to look like perfect Calvin Klein
underwear models. I pondered over this gravely, while deep frying my pooris
(Just another extra oily Indian dish). I tried reasoning it out - maybe it’s
the weather…or maybe because they walk everywhere…or maybe all that red wine…no
wait smoking; it has to be their incessant smoking that kills their appetite.
But I knew all these were just jealous thoughts of the fat girlinside me whojust wants to eat cookies all day
without getting fat!

So
I did some research and tried observing the culture a bit more closely to
connect the dots. I mean they got to be doing something really right which is
making them nail the healthy lifestyle, because lets face it, the French
Paradox still exists! I realised that while obesity has significantly
increased in France post 2000 (thanks to all the fast food chains and fads
coming in which no one can escape apparently), they are significantly lower
that other european countries and a lot lower than the big daddy of obesity-
The U.S.

The
simple answer to the riddle of how a nation of alcohol binging, croissants
munching, pastries eating , is that, theyeat
lesser of everything. And this is because they are served smaller portions
of everything. While the rise of fast foods has disrupted the tradition to some
extent, the young generation still follows the tradition of smaller lighter
meals and, well, munching throughout the day in bits. This was also
scientifically proven with some quality research done by CRNS agency in France
and researchers from Philadelphia. They found out that mean portion size across
Paris establishment was around 277g compare to an average of 346g in
Philadhephia (and increase of 25% more approx)

I
have always been an advocate of getting adequate nutrition spread well over the
entire day, and this research and the paradox just strengthened my philosophy.
You need to give your body some rest and not binge on the whole day’s calories
at one go. It always makes sense to stop eating before you feel satiated
because your stomach takes time to send signals to your brain, and for the
brain to receive the signal from the stomach. Spreading out your meal and
eating small portion will also help you to spread out your energy requirements,
and you’ll feel less tired by the end of the day. Try this for a few days, and
you will feel the drastic change in your energy level and your weighing scale
soon!